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The Powerless & Reckless Collection by Lauren Roberts
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsThe first two novels in the New York Times bestselling Powerless romantic fantasy series packed with spicy tension and edge-of-your-seat betrayal are now available together in one collectible hardcover boxed set—perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and The Red Queen.She is the very thing he’s spent his whole life hunting.He is the very thing she’s spent her whole life pretending to be... -
Wicked Thirst by Megan Montero
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHis power will end…He is a monster and it’s all my fault. I heard whispers of a curse, but I didn’t want to believe it was true . . . I was wrong.I’ve loved Grayson Shade from the day we met and now that love has doomed him to death. He tried to warn me, he tried to protect himself but I wouldn't let him. If he'd only told me the truth, I would've let him go... -
The Crimson Snow by Laura Vega
In the ghostly town of Coldhaven, Seraphine Ashcroft is marked by her crimson eyes, a harbinger of dark magic that isolates her from humanity. Straddling the mundane and the mystic realms, she uncovers sinister secrets about her true nature that threaten to unravel everything she knows... -
Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 20 by Kaori Yuki
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsIn this final volume, Setsuna and the high angels have entered the Tower of Etenamenki and approached the throne of God. There they find all secrets revealed--the reason for the creation of angels and demons, the origins of the two wars of Heaven and Hell, and the real whereabouts of Adam Kadamon. Meanwhile, the battle outside the Tower rages on... -
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Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 12 by Kaori Yuki
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsSetsuna is ready to storm the gates of Heaven and rescue his sister Sara, but things are not that simple. He accepts help from the enigmatic angel Zaphikel, but finds a difficult price attached--Zaphikel is looking for someone to lead an army against the Angels and he wants Setsuna to head the charge. Sara has her own plans for escape, but they also come with a price... -
Of Secrets and Slippers by Chanda Hahn
A haunting songA deadly danceAn explosive finaleAllemar may be dead, but his cause festers in the dark. Strange beasts stalk the night as haunting music corrupts the fog. When morning comes, nothing but dust remains. Rumors are quick to spread, with many speculating that Allemar had a son … and the evil sorcerer’s heir wants blood... -
Inferno by Kat Ross
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn the last volume of the Fourth Talisman series, the worlds of the living and the dead collide in a final confrontation that will leave Nocturne and Solis forever changed…. Three talismans adrift. Two mad kings. One poisonous crown. As dark forces gather at the Rock of Ariamazes in Samarqand, Nazafareen discovers that there are worse places than the afterlife... -
Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 14 by Kaori Yuki
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSetsuna and his team have broken into prison to rescue their ally Zaphikel. But they are shocked to find out that they're too late--Zaphikel's wings have already been cut off. Without their protection, he is infected with disease, and is on his way to becoming a flesh-devouring ghoul. Meanwhile, the evil angel Rosiel chairs a meeting of the leaders of heaven... -
Wicked Little Sins by A.R. Breck
Welcome to Castle Pointe, where the dead never sleep. What does it feel like to kiss death?Being thrust into a town so sinister, corrupted by such malevolence, was never my intent.It was foolish to play with the dead, but so was falling for my cruel, wicked stepbrother.The fact he looked like a God didn’t matter, because I’m almost positive he was my very own devil...Categorized as:
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Immortal Origins by Taryn Knightly
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 15 ratings“Champions are fated. Not even the gods can interfere. Once a name has been given, it can’t be taken back.”Born into servitude to the warrior kingdom of Eltoria, Ambrose has spent her entire life confined within the palace walls. Forced to train in secret, she’s a shadow among the warriors that are the pride of the empire... -
Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 16 by Kaori Yuki
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsPrime Minister of Heaven Sevothtarte's plans to cement his control over the astral domain end in ruin. At the show-trial, the testimony of archangels Jibril and Raphael reveals his evil machinations, turning public opinion against him... -
Muted, Vol. 1 by Miranda Mundt
Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA summoning ritual gone awry kicks off a lush, witchy graphic novel series with joyful streaks of found family and polyamorous sapphic romance—in this first volume of the hit Webtoon coming-of-age story, now with bonus content... -
Prince of Bluestone by Quinn Blackbird
Dray Sinclair will inherit the world one day. The devil in Prada has no use for masks—not at Bluestone. I should be among them, the Snakes, the future kings and queens of this world. But I am ostracised, a deadblood— And I pay the price for that everyday. I have one goal I cling to: Finish my senior year... I just need to avoid Dray Sinclair at all costs to do it... -
Angel Sanctuary, Vol. 13 by Kaori Yuki
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsSetsuna and Sara reunite briefly in Heaven, only to be torn apart once again by the cruel angel Sevothtarte. But while Sara is finally ready to accept the responsibility that goes along with her position as Jibril, Angel of Water, Setsuna still refuses to accept his role as the savior... -
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No Time to Die by Elizabeth Chandler
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMessage from a dead girl... It's too late to call back. Jenny will never speak to Liza again. But it seems that even from beyond the grave, Liza is begging her sister for help.... They say it's a serial killer. Is it? Jenny can't afford to trust anyone. Now she's here, in Wisteria, anonymously registered at the Chase College theater camp where her sister died... -
Find Me Between the Stars by Iris Lake
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsSeven powerful individuals transcend the boundaries of morality and follow the invisible threads that bind all of their fates together. After Neira Aroya strikes a bargain with the enigmatic and dangerous Herald of Death, Orion Kallistar, she realizes that he has been holding on to secrets far graver than she could have ever imagined... -
Shadows & Flame: Books 1-4 by C.N. Crawford
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe's forgotten her past. Too bad her past won't return the favor. Ursula can't remember a single thing from before three years ago, so she has to keep her life simple. All she wants is to earn enough money for rent--and maybe a bit left over for a new pair of boots.But on her eighteenth birthday, all hell breaks loose... quite literally... when a hellhound shifter shows up in her kitchen... -
The Sorceress of Lycaster by Perci Jay
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings“Love is not a token you pass from one person to another. It does not abide by the laws of time, or logical sense, or reality.” Serafina Bloodstone is a sorceress. After the Queen of the Giants takes her husband, she strikes a deal with an immortal trickster. The cost—her blood bond.Through her newfound partnership, she soon realizes that Riyan is not the only one she must save from captivity... -
Wing Magic by Sarah K.L. Wilson
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCAN SHE OUTRUN HER MOST POWERFUL ALLY? Aella has used every scrap of magic at her disposal to fight against the Winged Empire and save her family but now she’s on the run from the person she thought she could trust the most. All Aella wanted to do was fight injustice and use her powerful bee swarm magic to do that. She thought she’d be spared the wrath of the crown prince when she saved his city... -
Happiness, Vol. 4 by Shuzo Oshimi
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsDARK APPETITES Makoto begs Nora to undo the horrific change she has wrought upon his body, even as Yuuki is increasingly consumed by his own thirst. Unaware of his escalating taste for violence, Yuuki’s girlfriend Nao is convinced that her affection can tame the beast he is becoming... -
The Deep End of Fear by Elizabeth Chandler, Sandy Young
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsLet Sleeping Ghosts LieTwelve years ago Kate's family left the Westbrook estate on a stormy night, just after young Ashley Westbrook drowned in an icy pond. Now kate, alone in the world, has returned to the estate to tutor another spoiled Westbrook child, Patrick. The seven-year-old says he talks to Ashley by the pond. He does dangerous, deadly things because, he says, "Ashley dared me to... -
The Curse of the Fallen by Abbey Fox
A lost prince. A powerful heiress. A destructive secret.Fleeing the castle’s gilded prison and on the run from the king, Nava and Arkimedes are confronted by a sinister shadow-figure, who looks like Arkimedes and who wants Nava dead. He vows to end the Beekeepers and bring destruction into the world... -
Happiness, Vol. 3 by Shuzo Oshimi
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA supernatural story of sexual awakening, growing up, and suburban vampirism, Happiness follows a dorky boy who is attacked by a girl in an alley. She sucks his blood and gives him a choice: life or death... -
The Whispering Night by Susan Dennard
The forest is more dangerous than ever in this highly-anticipated, pulse-pounding, and swoon-worthy conclusion to the bestselling Luminaries trilogy. Winnie Wednesday’s future is looking bright. Hemlock Falls is no longer hunting the werewolf, she and Erica Thursday are tentative friends, and Winnie finally knows exactly where she stands with Jay Friday... -
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Happiness, Vol. 2 by Shuzo Oshimi
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsMakoto Okazaki is changing. Having turned his former bully Yuuki into a strange kind of friend, he’s been forced to help confront Yuuki’s own tormentors. But even if Makoto’s bizarre new physiology might solve one problem, it is creating others... -
Feast of Fates by Christian A. Brown
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMorigan lives a quiet life as the handmaiden to a fatherly old sorcerer named Thackery. But when she crosses paths with Caenith, a not wholly mortal man, her world changes forever. Their meeting sparks long buried magical powers deep within Morigan... -
Revenant by Catrina Burgess
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsColina grows in power and ability…and faces danger like never before. After miraculously escaping the research hospital, it becomes clear that Colina holds unprecedented power—she can force spirits into the afterlife, summon a pack of spirit animals, and even raise the dead... -
Hunted by Quinn Blackbird
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHUNTEDA dark re-telling of the old tale, where Red Riding Hood isn't so little, and mightn't be so good after all.The villagers call her Red.It's the colour of her lips, her cloak, and the blood that stains her when she returns from the woods. The villagers call her Red for many reasons, but most of all, they're too afraid to call her what she really is. Witch...Categorized as:
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The Path of Thorns (Sourdough Universe) by A.G. Slatter, Angela Slatter
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsAlone in the world, Asher Todd travels to the remote estate of Morwood Grange to become governess to three small children. Her sole possessions comprise a sea chest and a large carpet bag she hangs onto for dear life. She finds a fine old home, its inhabitants proud of their lineage and impeccable reputation, and a small village nearby... -
Into the Darkness by Kira Adams
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIt was supposed to be a way to end the devastation in the Middle East, but instead a darkness has been unleashed unlike anything the world has ever seen. Ike Glass is well versed in chaos, but even he is unprepared for what the world will become after the outbreak... -
Blessedly Bound: A Witchy Paranormal Fantasy by Lucretia Stanhope
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGwen Hensley finds herself pulled into something life altering when she inherits a sprawling manor from a grandmother she never knew. As a witch, she uses her gift of sight to experience her grandmother die in a brutal execution by flames. The vision is only the catalyst that tosses her into a mystery involving a killer with psychopathic tendencies and a vitriol for witches... -
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The Blood Series, 1-3 by Tamara Rose Blodgett
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 17 ratings"What a Ride! I couldn't put it down!" ~ Nook Books and More Blog (Jules Reads)From New York Times , USA Today and #1 Dark Fantasy bestseller Tamara Rose Blodgett, comes True Blood meets Twilight , in a dark tale of fate choosing one human girl's mates among both vampires and an alpha wolf."... this is the best series I've ever read."".. -
We Shall Be Monsters by Tara Sim
Rated: 4.05 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrankenstein meets Indian mythology in this twisty, darkly atmospheric fantasy where the horror is not the monsters you face but the ones you create.After her sister Lasya’s sudden death, Kajal vows to do whatever it takes to bring her back. No cost is too great, even if it means preventing Lasya’s soul from joining the cycle of reincarnation... -
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Siren's Lure by Frost Kay
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPirates. Sirens. Revenge.Vengeance is Lilja's middle name.As a pirate captain, she's made it her life goal to destroy those who have stolen from her. After one miscalculation, she finds herself cast into the sea with a man's life in her hands. She should let him drown, but despite the warnings ringing in her mind, she saves the human, exposing a secret she's protected all her life... -
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My Sister's Reaper by Dorothy Dreyer
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSixteen-year-old Zadie’s first mistake was telling the boy she liked she could bring her dead sister back to life. Her second mistake was actually doing it. When Zadie accidentally messes with the Reaper’s Rite that should have claimed her sister Mara, things go horribly wrong... -
Ebonwilde by Crystal Smith
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsGet ready to be swept away, seduced, and swindled in the wickedly vicious third and final installment in the Bloodleaf series that Laura Sebastian called “enchanting, visceral, and twisty.”Welcome to Ebonwilde. Come and find me. Aurelia’s last words haunted Zan... -
Fyrebirds by Kate J. Armstrong
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWith tensions rising and their powers no longer a secret, the Nightbirds must decide for whom and for what they are willing to fight, and how far they will go in the spellbinding sequel to the international bestseller Nightbirds.The Nightbirds were once their city’s best-kept secret, but now the secret’s out. What’s more, they can do magic no one has seen in centuries... -
The Bonds That Break Us by Erin Mainord
She wants revenge.He wants her.After learning of Sin’s dark deceptions, Wren travels to The Feral Vale where she is introduced to the rustic land of the elves. She vows to protect her family at all expense, even if that means keeping the Black Art’s treacherous secret... -
Vicious Vows by Nicole Conway
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsJosie Barton is a force to be reckoned with. After defeating the infamous Unseelie Lord, Fir Darrig, and joining the fight to bring peace to the divided faerie courts, her life has only grown more complicated... -
Retribution by Megg Jensen
Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTensions are mounting in the Dragonlands. The dragon hordes are mustering, each with its own agenda. But Tressa must conquer her personal demons before answering the call to war.Gravely ill, her body undergoing mysterious and frightening changes, she travels to a distant land for the answers crucial to her survival. What she discovers rocks her to the core... -
Hour of the Pumpkin Queen by Megan Shepherd
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsOne year has passed since Sally wed her beloved Jack Skellington and stepped into her role as queen of Halloween Town. Even with her Jack at her side, though, being a ruler isn’t easy, and Sally feels uncertain of her future. Her seams are stretched thin with her royal duties, her newfound family in Dream Town, and a desire to bring citizens from across the Hinterlands together... -
The Young Queens by Kendare Blake
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsThree black witches, born to a descending queen. One would rise to become queen in her place. Perhaps the strongest of the three. Perhaps the cleverest. Or perhaps it would be the girl born under the best shield of luck.Katharine, Arsinoe and Mirabella - three young queens born to fulfil their destiny - to fight to the death to win the crown... -
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A Door in the Dark by Scott Reintgen
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsOne of Us is Lying meets A Deadly Education in this fantasy thriller that follows six teenage wizards as they fight to make it home alive after a malfunctioning spell leaves them stranded in the wilderness.Ren Monroe has spent four years proving she’s one of the best wizards in her generation... -
Legend by M.R. Leahy
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsReleasing as part of the 2019 Sinister Fairy Tales Collection! Far, far away, hidden on Insula Sacra—Island of the Accursed— lives a forgotten world of man and beast.Damned by the Gods, and forced to live in everlasting darkness, they continue to fight a war that has long since been buried in time.With each rise and fall of the cursed moon, they are reminded of all they’ve lost...Categorized as:
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Poisoned Kingdom by Olena Nikitin
Rated: 3.75 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen the magic that creates life is a death sentence, her only chance to live is taming it… and the man it tried to claim.As a poisoner, Roksana knows how to keep a secret—until the power she wields and the secrets she hides begin unravelling, forcing her to flee to the dwarven kingdom.But the assassin’s mark on her skin isn’t easy to erase... -
Prince of Darkness by Amber Thoma
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsThe new religion left no place in Havenston for a human witch like Etain. It not only jeopardizes her safety and livelihood, but threatens a fiery death as well. That didn’t mean she was prepared to be stolen away to the Fae Realm.Ciaran must find a way to break his curse in order to become the true king of the Night Court... -
These Wicked Stars by Catelyn Wilson
Rated: 3.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf you know what you want, you will never find it.Hazel Blackthorn is an outcast, the bastard daughter of a nameless sailor and a disgraced mother. She will do anything to marry her secret fiancé, Linus, and escape her oppressive life. When Linus announces he must marry her cousin in order to save his family’s crumbling business, Hazel is heartbroken and her hope for the future crushed... -
The Coven Tendency by Zoe Hana Mikuta
Rated: 3.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsZoe Hana Mikuta delivers a bloody and unrelenting fantasy about young witches dangling on the edge of love and obsession, of magic and madness, of life and death (and death and death and death). .
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